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In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said he would never let Iran have a nuclear weapon, but prefers diplomacy in resolving tensions. CNN’s Ivan Watson reports.
https://cnn.com/2026/02/25/politics/video/state-of-the-union-address-donald-trump-warns-iran-nuclear-weapon-ivan-watson-hnk-digvid As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has been drafting military options for potentially striking Iran, a steady stream of top officials from the Army, Navy and Air Force have been quietly summoned directly to his office.
https://cnn.com/2026/02/25/politics/caine-iran-hegseth-trump President Donald Trump’s focus on immigration points to an unhappy reality for Democrats: voters still tend to favor Republicans over Democrats on some key issues.
https://cnn.com/2026/02/25/politics/immigration-democrats-republicans-midterms Months before his July 2019 arrest, Jeffrey Epstein had an urgent problem he wanted resolved. Officials in the US Virgin Islands investigating unauthorized construction on his private islands had issued a stop-work order and were ...
https://cnn.com/2026/02/25/politics/epstein-virgin-islands-governor-kfile-invs The Department of Homeland Security may again suspend TSA PreCheck by prioritizing “standard” security lanes at the airport amid the partial government shutdown, Secretary Kristi Noem told CNN.
https://cnn.com/2026/02/25/politics/tsa-precheck-noem-dhs-shutdown
Economy
The government is on the hook to refund $134 billion – and counting – worth of tariff revenue collected from President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs, which were rendered illegal by the Supreme Court last week.
https://cnn.com/2026/02/24/economy/tariff-refunds-consumers Roofers are turning down jobs. Painters are locking themselves inside the homes they’re finishing. Concrete crews have monthslong waiting lists.
https://cnn.com/2026/02/25/economy/minneapolis-housing-industry-ice-immigration-impact President Donald Trump made a passionate defense of the US economy during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
https://cnn.com/2026/02/25/economy/economy-trump-sotu-affordability-biden Affordable and reliable energy fuels prosperity by lowering costs and boosting opportunities for Americans.
https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/02/25/affordable-and-reliable-energy-powers-prosperity-n3812213 In reacting Wednesday to President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address, ABC’s Good Morning America followed its tiresome pattern of being all Trump hate, all the time by repeating an absurd 11 times the President’s grapp...
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2026/02/25/abc-slams-trump-harsh-partisan-attacks-sotu-painting-rosy-economy
Tech
Anthropic, a company founded by OpenAI exiles worried about the dangers of AI, is loosening its core safety principle in response to competition.
https://cnn.com/2026/02/25/tech/anthropic-safety-policy-change Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of events in Paris and across France, Corsica and the French overseas territories. An insider look at French politics, culture, society, technology and sport through on-the-ground…
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https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/climatechange/ The new Ripplecoin Mining app provides a convenient cloud mining experience for everyone—no technical skills or expensive hardware required.
https://radaronline.com/p/ripplecoin-mining-launches-brand-new-app-even-beginners-easily-earn-daily-passive-income-using-their-mobile-phones/
Sports
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Space
The NASA-led Artemis II mission encountered an unexpected helium issue that will delay the highly anticipated launch of four astronauts to deep space.
https://cnn.com/2026/02/24/science/video/nasa-artemis-2-delay-helium-leak-digvid NASA’s Mike Fincke has publicly identified himself as the astronaut who had a concerning “medical event” that led to an early exit from the International Space Station.
https://cnn.com/2026/02/25/science/nasa-astronaut-medical-issue-mike-fincke-iss FRANCE 24’s analyses of the economic events and technological innovations shaping our world, including economic trends, energy markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
https://france24.com/en/business-tech/ The stars of 'If I Had Legs I’d Kick You' and 'Palm Royale' reunite 15 years after the release of their raunchy comedy to reminisce about auditions, strip clubs, and stretching themselves: “If you’re not a little bit scared,...
https://vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/reunited-rose-byrne-kristen-wiig-bridesmaids As tech companies and governments fill the night sky with satellites, some astronomers are urging caution about creating a “dumping ground’’ in orbit.
https://csmonitor.com/USA/2026/0225/data-centers-satellite-earth-space
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